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Coast Australia

Season 4 2021

  • 2021-01-11T19:30:00Z on BBC Two
  • 50m
  • 6h 40m (8 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Coast Australia follows renowned Scottish archaeologist and historian Neil Oliver on his very first trip to Australia, as he and a diverse group of co-hosts gather stories about our spectacular coastline: the history, the people, the archaeology, the geography and the marine life, investigating interesting and little known facts along the way. Oliver’s co-hosts, all experts in their field, are journalist and Australian arts and culture specialist Miriam Corowa, environmentalist Professor Tim Flannery, marine scientist Dr Emma Johnston, anthropologist Dr Xanthe Mallett and television presenter and landscape architect Brendan Moar.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2021-01-11T19:30:00Z

4x01 Great Australian Bight, South Australia

Season Premiere

4x01 Great Australian Bight, South Australia

  • 2021-01-11T19:30:00Z50m

With locations like the Bunda Cliffs giving insights into life, and Earth's movements dating back to the super continent Gondwanaland, the Great Australian Bight is captivating.

2021-01-18T19:30:00Z

4x02 West Coast Of Tasmania

4x02 West Coast Of Tasmania

  • 2021-01-18T19:30:00Z50m

Neil uncovers the story of some of Australia's bravest soldiers, while Tim reflects on the plight of thousands of convicts banished to the end of the Earth.

While Neil visits the sight of the birth of the RAAF, Emma discovers how science and fine dining are coming together to aid Port Phillip Bay with its sea urchin problem.

The history of east Arnhem Land is as old as the population of Australia, Aboriginal culture soaked in music and story, but also of living with the land.

This episode of Coast Australia explores how one of the most picturesque waterways in the world: Sydney, became one of history's most impressive working harbors.

Queensland, Cape York, the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia, a complex mosaic of rainforest, wetlands, beaches and forests, the beauty of the landscape is almost beyond compare.

Neil investigates the desalination process in Perth, and discovers the unique marine life that have developed as a result of it. Emma explores the sustainable fishing practices of the Western Rock Lobster.

There set of islands of the most far flung territories of Australis, but they possess captivating natural beauty and surprisingly rich and diverse past, with a multicultural heritage like no other.

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